diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 617367e2..ad8cd68b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (5.46) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  [ Chow Loong Jin ]
+  * usr/bin/byobu: LP: #1173354
+    - if tput colors is 256, use screen-256color in byobu-screen
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:52:56 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index a5900f1b..47877497 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ case $BYOBU_BACKEND in
 		# Check if our terminfo supports 256 colors
 		if $BYOBU_TEST tput >/dev/null; then
 			if [ "$(tput colors 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" = "256" ]; then
-				SCREEN_TERM="-T screen"
+				SCREEN_TERM="-T screen-256color"
 			fi
 		fi
 		# Some users want to maintain separate configurations